Mara, Wil.

Jackie Robinson / by Wil Mara ; content consultant, Nanci R. Vargus, Ed.D. professor emeritus, University of Indianapolis ; reading consultant Jeanne Clidas, Ph.D. - New York : Children's Press, c2014. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 19 cm. - Rookie biographies .

When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the first African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.



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